Colour
#234F47
- #234F47
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#234F47 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 79, 71 and HSL 169°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#234F47#234F47
HEX#234F47
RGBrgb(35, 79, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3098, 0.2784
RGB percentages13.7%, 31%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(169.1, 38.6%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 55.7%, 31%)
CMYK55.7%, 0%, 10.1%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,314,055
CSS custom property--colour: #234F47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DCB0B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F232B
Analogous#234F31, #23414F
Triadic#47234F, #4F4723
Split complementary#4F2341, #4F3123
Tetradic#31234F, #4F232B, #414F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G79
B71
Red35 (13.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4F · B 47
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